We’ll wait for official confirmation, but this may simply be a case where a decision has already been made but the paperwork has yet to be filed rather than an erroneous report.

Even if (or when) Holmes is (or was) released, the small possibility exists that the team is open to bringing him back at a much lower salary, but most of the media seems to be operating on the assumption that this won’t happen. The team has remained typically tight-lipped on the subject.

Business has obviously picked up over the last couple of days though, so this is probably just another transaction you can expect to hear confirmation of in the days to come.

When it comes to player personnel decisions the players themselves are not to bright. A recent survey of current players had Peyton Manning as the #1 player to build a franchise around. Really, you are going to build a franchise around a player that has 1 or 2 years left in the league.

@Brendan@jake100 I dont think he looked like a very good teammate in that huddle during that last drive against the Dolphins or sulking on the bench after he was pulled for being a dic_! Yeah, he had some good moments on hard-knox mentoring the young guys but I'm not sure I'd classify him as a good teammate!

I agree with you Brendan. Holmes was the team's best receiver in 2010 by far and there is no way the Jets make it to the AFC championship that season without his game winning scores. He was a great receiver when healthy and as you said a great mentor to the younger receivers.

It is naive to think Holmes who was one of the few talented players on a very poor offense is to blame for the Jets offensive problems and embarrassing play at the end of 2011-2013.

The front office under Tannenbaum did not draft enough good talent on offense and relied way too heavily on free agents leaving the cupboard bare....

The result was an inept offense that lacked talent not to mention the fact that the team never had a competent OC prior to Morninweg. It's no wonder Holmes was frustrated at times....

The NFL is full of "jerks." Not everybody in the locker room is going to get along and this has always been true. Many Super Bowl teams had guys who hated each other or quite simply had different personalities.

Why is Holmes a jerk? Because the NY media says he's a jerk. The media isn't exactly filled with classy guys with good intentions....

People draw all these conclusions about Holmes based on his relationship with a corrupt media ....but the fact is that many of the players in the Jets locker room enjoyed him as a teammate. The fact that a few didn't isn't a big deal... Anybody who has ever played sports knows the dynamic of a locker room

@Bent@williamg1@Brendan@Pat d In the end it was all about the money. It will also be about the money if the Jets get rid of Holmes. Do not think you can judge Holme's play based on last year. He was coming off a bad injury and having a rookie QB did not help.